COACHES ON THE HOT SEAT

1. JUSTIN FUENTE, VIRGINIA TECH Fuente was regarded as a home-run hire to replace Frank Beamer and certainly delivered on that label in his first two years with the program. However, after a 19–8 start, the Hokies are just 19–18 over the last three years. Additionally, the program has had two losing seasons under Fuente’s watch after having none from 1993-2017. Virginia Tech’s recruiting has also regressed. After reeling in consecutive classes ranked in the top 30 nationally in 2017-18, the Hokies finished No. 76 in ’20 and No. 45 in ’21. 2. MATT WELLS, TEXAS TECH It’s never a good sign when an athletic director has to confirm that a coach will keep his job only two years in. However, that’s exactly what transpired in Lubbock last year, as…

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